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Dragos is a cybersecurity company focused on industrial control systems (ICS) and operational technology (OT): the networks, computers, controllers, and software that monitor or control physical processes. Its work includes OT asset visibility, industrial vulnerability analysis, threat intelligence, and support for investigating intrusions in sectors such as energy, manufacturing, and water.
Security news carrying this tag may concern vulnerabilities in industrial devices, adversary activity targeting control environments, or methods for detecting and containing it. OT systems often run legacy software, use specialized protocols, and cannot be patched or rebooted freely because changes can interrupt production or affect safety. Practitioners therefore validate asset and vulnerability data against the specific plant, prioritize weaknesses by process consequence and exposure, and use passive monitoring and segmentation where feasible. Dragos reporting can inform detection and response, but indicators and recommended mitigations require local validation; publicizing detailed flaws may also create exposure if owners have not implemented safeguards.
Also: Gartner's Sydney Summit Highlights, Rising OT Security RisksIn this week's update, ISMG editors discussed X’s major DDoS outages, politically motivated cyberattacks, key takeaways from Gartner’s Security & Risk Summit in Sydney, and rising operational technology threats highlighted in recent Dragos and Gartner reports.
Threat Groups Are Mapping OT Networks for Future Targeting, Warns DragosA China-linked threat group called Voltzite is targeting operational technology systems at critical infrastructure organizations worldwide to steal network diagrams, OT operating instructions and information about geographic information systems, said cybersecurity firm Dragos.